L Bug engine size?

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 1:48 pm

#481060

I'm selling my grandpa's L Bug for him, and he has givenm me all the details... but... He's said it has a 1300 engine. I always thought that L bugs had 1600s.

Can anyone confirm this for me??

I'll be calling his mechanic to make sure, just curious.

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 1:58 pm

#481063

L bugs ALL had 1600 twin ports

Give us the engine number if you happen to have it

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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 2:05 pm

#481066

Engine number is ABO 14123.

Glad to see I was right (in theory anyway... I suppose there's always the chance it's been changed....).

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mscabrio Cabriolet Queen

2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 27 Apr 2006, 2:42 pm

#481081

I bet that it also White and made in 1974? Just my rotten luck!

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 2:48 pm

#481082

1971 (1 Aug 70 to 31 July 71)
Engine AB 0,000,001 - AB 0,141,591 44bhp(DIN)1300

taken from

http://www.vw-resource.com/years.html

must have changed the motor some time.

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toplessbug Fahrvergnugen

879 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 5:19 pm

#481135

Goodbye Colonel Mustard:sandrine

Don't argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference.

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 27 Apr 2006, 6:59 pm

#481165

holding my arms apart... *about this big*

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 27 Apr 2006, 7:00 pm

#481167

now we know why it was such a slug. 1300 with the tallest gearbox in probably the heaviest and least aero of the beetles .... hmmm

[ Edited on 27-4-2006 by amazeer ]

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 27 Apr 2006, 7:33 pm

#481176

Hi

Maybe its not an L bug. That motor is a 1300 twin port. Maybe the car is a 1300. If the spare is horizontal its an L bug (1303) if its almost vertical its a 1300.

Steve

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3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 8:55 am

#481360

won't the curved windscreen be the tell tale sign of if it's an Lbug or not?

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16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 10:07 am

#481388

yes Wes is right if its an L Bug its gotta have a curved front screen and strut front end and therefore a 1600 engine

If its a 1300 then its a torsion bar front end and a flat screen

Lets face it the engine could have been changed 10 times over the years.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 10:16 am

#481391

Hi

I forgot the most logical telltale, the windscreen, but the spare tyre location holds true for all models.

Steve

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 1:02 pm

#481455

amazeer wrote:now we know why it was such a slug. 1300 with the tallest gearbox in probably the heaviest and least aero of the beetles .... hmmm

You are correct amazeer....

The Heaviest Beetle......
The least Aerodynamic Beetle....
with the Tallest diff Ratio...

& 1300cc engine.... Single Port ?? Yikes....

Lee

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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 28 Apr 2006, 6:21 pm

#481567

im not bringing up this point just cause i own an Lbug but i'm sure ive heard from several sources that the curved windscreen was MORE aerodynamic than the old flat screen:duh
u only have to look at it see that tell that
hmmm running along holding a giant flat board then with it curved which is gonna slow u down more??:o LOL

Joel

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 28 Apr 2006, 6:25 pm

#481569

Theres more to it than just a windscreen though.

The flatter guards, flatter bonnet, upright headlights, windscreen which may be curved but very much larger.

I havent seen the figures, I'm just guessing.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 7:22 pm

#481591

Hi

I beleive that the worst bugs for aerodynamics are the flat screen, upright headlight models ie 1300, 1500 1302 and 76 bug. So my L bug will have early headlights, I guess that will be about the best you can get with a bug body.

Steve

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Apr 2006, 8:54 pm

#481641

As long as you have the indicators in the bumpers

I heard they are one of the worst offenders

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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 May 2006, 9:05 am

#483080

Oh my... go offline for a few days and look what happens. I guess I really need to go talk to the mechanic and find out for sure.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 May 2006, 9:57 am

#483098

Hi Jay

We need photos.

Steve

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 2 May 2006, 9:59 am

#483099

You are a rude man carter, if you're going to talk like that, take it into BA.

Just sell it as a 1916, people go nuts over those things.

Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 May 2006, 1:02 pm

#483140

Have photo, but it's too big. If someone wants to resize it for me, please volunteer 🙂

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Schmoburger Baywindow Mafia Godfather and Cement-Shoe Fitter

2,185 posts · joined Oct 2005 · 2 May 2006, 1:13 pm

#483148

email it to us and Ill put it up....address is tiberius_zachary_smythe AT hotmail DOT com (substituting @ for AT and . for DOT of course 😂 )

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8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 2 May 2006, 6:30 pm

#483300

amazeer wrote:You are a rude man carter, if you're going to talk like that, take it into BA.

Just sell it as a 1916, people go nuts over those things.

funny that.........

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 May 2006, 10:11 pm

#483428

amazeer wrote:You are a rude man carter, if you're going to talk like that, take it into BA.

Just sell it as a 1916, people go nuts over those things.

I was taliking about the car!!!!!!!!

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 3 May 2006, 10:02 am

#483516

I bet you were you dirty dirty man.